The number of confirmed deaths in Rio Grande do Sul rose to 66 as a result of the storms that have affected the state over the last few days. Another six deaths are under investigation – that is, it is being determined whether they are related to the weather events. The updated balance sheet was released by Civil Defense this Sunday morning (5).
In the previous report, published early Saturday evening (4), the number of confirmed deaths was 55.
The total number of injured rose to 155. The state still has 101 missing. Around 707,100 people were affected in some way by the rains. Of these, 80,573 are homeless and 15,192 are in shelters.
Across the state, 332 municipalities were hit by the storms. This corresponds to 66.8%¨of all cities in Rio Grande do Sul. Civil Defense did not provide the updated number of deaths by city.
During a press conference held on Saturday, Governor Eduardo Leite (PSDB) stated that the state will need a “Marshall Plan” to rebuild the destroyed areas.
The plan recalled by Leite was responsible for the economic recovery of the main European powers in the period after the Second World War. Named after its creator, George Catlett Marshall, an American army general, the program made money from the United States coffers available to countries such as Italy, France and England.
Rio Grande do Sul is still under a potential danger warning for intense rain. The notification was issued by the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) this Sunday morning and is valid until 11:59 pm. There is the possibility of rain between 20 and 30 mm/h or up to 50 mm/day, in addition to intense winds (40-60 km/h).
In the capital Porto Alegre and the metropolitan region, the situation is critical. The level of Guaíba reached 5.33 meters this morning. It is the highest level ever recorded in history. To give you an idea of what this represents, the warning level is 2.5 meters, while the flood level is 3 meters.
Until then, the highest level that had ever been recorded in Guaíba was in the historic flood that hit the capital of Rio Grande do Sul in 1941: 4.76 meters.
(Published by Fábio Munhoz)
Source: CNN Brasil
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